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Angelina Melnikova caps return by edging Leanne Wong for gold at the world gymnastics championships

New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- Angelina Melnikova's return to international gymnastics after a three-year hiatus ended with the Russian in a familiar spot: atop the podium. The 25-year-old star edged American... Read More


Ivory Coast presidential candidates hold final rallies ahead of Saturday's election

New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- Candidates in Ivory Coast's presidential election held their final rallies Thursday as the campaign officially concluded in the West African nation of 30 million people. The cou... Read More


Vance calls Israel's parliament vote on West Bank annexation an 'insult'

New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Thursday criticized a symbolic vote in Israel's parliament the previous day about annexing the occupied West Bank, saying that it amounted to an "... Read More


North Korea says its latest missile tests demonstrate a new hypersonic system

New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- North Korea said Thursday that its latest missile tests involved a new hypersonic system aimed at strengthening its nuclear war deterrent, as leader Kim Jong Un continues to buil... Read More


Putin deplores US sanctions as 'unfriendly' while EU joins in heaping restrictions on Russia

New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- The European Union on Thursday heaped more economic sanctions on Russia, adding to U.S. President Donald Trump's new punitive measures the previous day against the Russian oil in... Read More


Analysis: Iran faces 'a permanent state of crisis' as time wanes and sanction pressure grows

New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- Iran has been bombed, seen United Nations sanctions reimposed and its economy collapse further into the red this year. But its theocracy so far hasn't taken any major action to h... Read More


People use garden tools to protect millions of migrating red crabs on Christmas Island

New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- Tens of millions of red crabs are making their way to the ocean as part of their annual migration on Christmas Island, where a much smaller human population uses leaf blowers and... Read More


Saudi Arabia and the ATP are putting a new Masters tennis tournament on a crowded calendar

New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- Saudi Arabia will host a new ATP Masters tournament, likely starting in 2028, in the first addition to the men's tennis tour's premium series since its founding 35 years ago. Th... Read More


How Trump and Xi are doing a delicate, sometimes pointed dance in bilateral trade talks

New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- The calm following the Sept. 19 phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping had barely ended when strong undercurrents surged, threatening to ... Read More


Trump mulls asking Israel to free Palestinian leader Barghouti as US looks to Gaza's post-Hamas rule

New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- President Donald Trump is suggesting he could call on Israel to release imprisoned Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, the most popular and potentially unifying Palestinian leader, as... Read More